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Hundreds of mesh implant operations are performed in Scotland despite ministers recommending the suspension of their use more than two years ago.

There are calls for a major rethink of how employees are treated when a relative dies.

Mothers fight back against memes mocking their terminally ill children.

Children who were abused are more likely to have poor health and living standards decades later, a study suggests.

Is air pollution really a public health crisis? Mark Lobel reports.

Across the UK, volunteer motorcyclists help the NHS by delivering blood. What motivates them?

US doctor Henry Heimlich, who invented the manoeuvre used to help victims of choking, dies at 96.

A shortage of hospital beds in England is putting patients at increased risk of infection, a report says.

Trampolines should be used only under professional supervision, according to a senior bone surgeon.

Viki Cooper tells the Victoria Derbyshire programme about her son Ben's fight for life after suffering from meningitis.

US authorities accuse six makers of generic drugs of fixing the price of antibiotics and a diabetes medicine.

The UK manufacturer of Nurofen is hit with an increased fine for misleading customers in Australia.

The planned tax on sugary drinks could see UK obesity numbers fall by tens of thousands, a study says.

The BBC set of Casualty hosts off-duty NHS staff for a mannequin challenge.

A veteran, who lost both legs in Afghanistan, shows the BBC the secrets behind his style.

Hannah Smith is one of those that will benefit the decision to allow babies made from two women and one man.

Councils say the lack of new government money for social care is "hugely disappointing".

A maternity unit is told to improve security because of fears parents could "leave with the wrong baby".

Hepatitis C patients are buying medication online from abroad to avoid long NHS waits, say experts.

Collette Divitto was fed up of being told she 'wasn't the right fit' for jobs, so she started her own cookie business.

Ben Smith tells the BBC how his mental health has been affected after running 401 marathons in 401 days.

Detailed MRI scans should be offered to some women in pregnancy to help spot brain defects in the developing baby, say researchers.

The UK's fertility regulator is making a historic decision on creating babies from three people.

An investigation fails to find the source of an E. coli outbreak that left children with kidney damage.

A UK surgeon has broadcast an operation using Snap spectacles in a world first.

Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May clash over social care funding with new government measures planned.

David Money was in a coma for six weeks after a dog lick led to a rare infection, but he says he won't give up his dogs.

Research suggests playing Pokemon Go only had a short-term impact on players' increased activity.

A decline in the number of hospital beds has become a key contributory factor in patient deaths, according to a leading health statistician.

Viruses can evolve to become more aggressive in men than in women, at least in theory.

The invention helping me use my voice again after two years without speaking.

NHS trusts will start revealing details of preventable deaths as part of shake-up in the way they investigate cases.

It's pretty common to hear that a new dieting trend is apparently backed by a favourite celebrity - and as people prepare for their post-Christmas healthy-eating plans, they're even more common.

NHS investigations into patient deaths are inadequate and fail grieving families, a report finds.

Jess Thom, who has Tourette's syndrome, on why theatres should relax about noise.

Politicians must pay more attention to voters' sense of well-being, says the former head of the civil service.

British researchers are using social media to track the spread of norovirus.

A man from Brighton has received £90,000 in compensation from a hair salon after doctors said his shampoo and rinse gave him a stroke.

Jeremy Hunt says social care is getting more money, but council leaders say they face a serious funding gap.

A mother who has waited for a year and a half for a liver transplant said she hopes a donor comes forward this Christmas.

Local authorities could be allowed to make a further increase in council tax to pay for social care.

Liberal Democrat Health spokesman, Norman Lamb, urges government action on the crisis in social care funding.

Good mental health and having a partner bring more happiness than a higher income, a study suggests.

What is the stroke risk from leaning back and having your hair washed in a salon sink?

Older dad Paul, who had his daughter Isabella when he was 60, tells the BBC's World Have Your Say what it is like to have a child in later life.

Many GPs have stopped providing some forms of contraception because of funding cuts, it is claimed.

Charlotte's grandmother has dementia and the 16-year-old says last year she got "quite distressed" during the festive season.

A recent study linked the contraceptive pill with depression. But poorly interpreted statistics might pose a bigger risk for women.

The BBC's Richard Bilton sees the work of one housing team in Liverpool examining the safety of rented properties.

Four people are arrested following the death of a 19-year-old woman who had taken ecstasy.